Coming to America full of hope People sacrifice everything just to come to America and live a better life, but they still often struggle once they get here. In the article’s “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska and “Facing Poverty with the Rich Girl’s Habit” by Suki Kim, these two authors discuss their Hardships coming to America and how America treats them. Most immigrants have hard time to assimilate into an American culture, which I myself can relate to.

“Facing Poverty with the Rich Girl’s Habit” is about a young rich South Korean girl who immigrated to America at a young age and how her lifestyle has been changed. She came from rich family which didn’t bring a penny when she and her family flee to America after her father lost everything after bankruptcy. She had a tough time to assimilate into an American culture due to the language barrier and her Asian background. Her Life in America was completely different; she was living a decent life in Korea. However the brutal thing for her was facing poverty after being wealthy, but she had no choice but to adjust accordingly. Her lifestyle has completely changed now she has to do her homework by herself with no help , she has to take public transportation to school instead of being driven by a chauffeur, she has to live in old house .

“America and I” by Anzia Yezierska , talks about the Russian immigrant name Anzia who came to America with full of hope and ambition to get a job and live a American life , but disappointed after taking a taste of America. Anzia came to America to get a job and buy the things that she wasn’t able to afford before. Anzia first challenge was to learn English. She worked as servant and did her best to get her earnings. She didn’t even get what she earned after month of hard work; instead she was told that she should be happy for having a bed to sleep in and three meals a day. She came to this country to live better life but she got...

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...﻿Allan Mutuku
Prof. Mary Thompson
ENG 1108
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Coming to America
Relocating to new environments has always been exciting and a source for adventure. Coming to America is a movie that talks about a Prince from an African country that moves to America to look for his future wife and be independent on his own accord. I might have not been a Prince neither in pursuit of a bride but I believe that both our expectations were met by unplanned occurrences which could or could not be foreseen. My expectations can be stated as unattainable by some and also imaginative but with my perception of America, I wanted to see and meet all the people that played a major role in films I liked and my life. This was the highlight reel of my expectations but when I stayed in the U.S for a month a new revelation and challenges presented themselves which I never had time to fathom. This regardless of people’s expectations is experienced by a majority of people who are new to such an environment (immigrants).
One of the most common challenges is culture shock. Culture shock is the psychological consequences of exposure to unfamiliar environments (Furnham and Bochner 337). Different people throughout the world have different traditions and ways of life they have lived and adhered to since time in memorial. Once a person is exposed to a different environment, it invokes a feeling of surprise, euphoria,...

...Coming to America: The Challenges Foreigners Encounter
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I am from German decent; I was born and raised in America a land made up of different creeds and races. This diversity is what makes us a superpower. Although, it seems that all new immigrants, do get the jobs nobody else wants. Our country is still a land of opportunity regardless of whom or where you came from. Any person with good work ethics and a little luck will succeed in what they do. I have chosen Levi Strauss, who was German born, uneducated, become not only successful, but a humanitarian as well, which I admired the most.
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...Assessment 02.02
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I hope this letter reaches you well and in time. It’s Robert writing to like I promised when I reached the great lands of the United States of America. Patrick I’ll tell you one thing and that would be how difficult the ride was to the great land. There was a lady that got sick on the boat and in order to keep us all safe from her the captain had to let her off in the middle of the sea! It was very unexpected but I stayed tough with my lucky Irish blood and made it here. I do miss Ireland very much and wish I could be back there but I know if I want to get rich I have to push myself.
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When arriving in Philadelphia, those who had the money to pay for their freight were let off first. The next ones to be let off of the ship were the ones who were healthy and, consequently, had more chances of getting purchased (redeemptioners). The sick ones were left in the ship until they recovered or died.
Those who were purchased had to work for their “owners” from 3 to 7 years depending on age and health. On many occasions, families were sold to different purchasers and they were not able to see each other for years or even for the rest of their lives.
In this document, the author let us realize that the decision to come to America was not always worthwhile. The distress immigrants had to experience during the journey and also the type of life they would have in America was definitely not what they were expecting at all.
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...Case 8: Moto: Coming to America
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Background:
The case "Moto: Coming to America" captures the essence of cultural differences between Japan and America. Moto, a project director of KKD (a Japanese auto parts supplier), was sent to America to decide which U.S contracting company to be used and check the price details. Before he went to America, a research on U.S building contractors had already finished by Moto’s company. The company found that Allmack is the best so Moto went to negotiate with the president of Allmack (Crowell).
Both Moto and Crowell are not familiar with each other’s culture. There are so many cultural and communication differences between them. As a result, a lot of misconceptions and problems generated throughout the business process between KKD and Allmack. This report is going to analysis how these problems generated and show the details of cultural differences between Japan and America.
Problems analysis:
Moto’s purpose and agenda:
Moto expected that the first meeting with Crowell would be one where there they would get to know each other and establish good relationship.
The efforts made by Moto in order to implement the agenda:
Moto tried his best by arriving at the company in time, presenting his card to Crowell and sent the dolls as presents to Crowell. In the first place, with the purpose of building a good...